Globalized Professional Organizations

l ISCA (International Speech Communication Association, the only globalized organization covering from phonetics, linguistics, engineering to computer science)

- Member of the Board
(one of 14 members worldwide, one of 3 Asian members, the only Chinese member, elected by global membership) 2001-09

- Coordinator for International Affairs
(appointed by the board) 2005-09

l COCOSDA(International Coordinating Committee on Speech Databases and Assessments, a globalized coordinating committee)

- Convenor
(elected by the committee) 2000-01

l IEEE Communications Society

- Vice President for International Affairs
(one of three vice-presidents, elected by global membership)1996-97

- Awards Committee Chair
(appointed by the president) 1998-99

- Member of Board of Governors
(elected by global membership) 1994-97

- Region 10 (Asia Pacific) Chair
(appointed by the president) 1994-95